Long Island Nets To Celebrate Black History Month On Feb. 29 At Nassau Coliseum

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By Published: February 14 2024

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Game is culmination of monthlong community-based programming.

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The LI Nets will wear jerseys featuring names of Black trailblazers.

The Long Island Nets, NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, will host a Black History Month celebration, presented by the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury, N.Y., during their game against the Grand Rapids Gold on Feb. 29, at Nassau Coliseum.
 
Prior to tip off at 7 p.m., the Yes We Can Community Center Choir will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” and during halftime, the District 2 Legislator Siela Bynoe, Town of North Hempstead Councilman Robert J. Troiano and Tyronza Murray, Executive Director of the Yes We Can Community Center will be recognized as Community Heroes of the Game. Additionally, the LI Nets will wear jerseys featuring names of Black trailblazers such as W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Harriet Tubman, Jackie Robinson and Rosa Parks.
 
Throughout the evening, students from the Yes We Can Community Center after-school program will read quotes and poems from Black historical figures with a focus on pioneers from the arts and music industry.
 
“The Long Island Nets are thrilled to highlight local Black community trailblazers at Nassau Coliseum,” said Morgan Taylor, Vice President of Business Operations at BSE Global, the parent company of the Long Island Nets. “It is integral to our mission that we continue to champion and celebrate excellence within our Long Island community while creating meaningful opportunities to reflect and honor those who paved the way for a better tomorrow.”

The LI Nets’ Black History Month game is the culmination of a series of community events the team will participate in during February. On Thursday, Feb. 1, Long Island Nets guard Kyler Edwards participated in a leadership discussion with Men of Elmont, an after-school program at Elmont Memorial High School aimed teaching young men of color core leadership values and preparing for their futures post-graduation. Click HERE for photos of the event.

On Tuesday, Feb. 20, Jackie Wilson, II, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at BSE Global will participate in a virtual panel discussion for local college students in partnership with Adelphi University. The conversation will focus on Wilson’s career and educational journey.

On Friday, Feb. 23, the Nets will host a career in sports workshop at Nassau Coliseum in collaboration with Erase Racism, a Long Island organization that works to expose and address the impact of historic and structural racism on Long Island through advocacy, policy development and education.

Fans interested in attending the LI Nets’ Black History Month game can purchase tickets online at longislandnets.com and Ticketmaster.com. Group tickets and fan experience packages are also available and can be purchased by calling (934) 948-2546 or by contacting info@longislandnets.com.

About the Long Island Nets

The Long Island Nets are the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets. The team started NBA G League play during the 2016-17 season and presently plays its home game at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. The Nets have reached the postseason three times and won one Eastern Conference Championship, reaching the NBA G League Finals in 2019. For more information, please visit longislandnets.com and follow @longislandnets on Twitter and Instagram.